Exchange rates play a crucial role in the global economy, influencing trade, investment, and economic stability. Understanding the various measurements and regimes of exchange rates is essential for ...

The Economic Issues series was inaugurated in September 1996. Its aim is to make some of the economic research being produced in the International Monetary Fund on topical issues accessible to a broad ...

Put simply, exchange rates compare the value of one currency to another. They measure how much of one currency it takes to purchase a unit of another. Exchange rates are ultimately determined in ...

Financial markets just sent a wakeup call to the U.S. Eleven nations in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), including Ukraine, eliminated the dollar as a reserve currency. This is the most ...

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The foreign exchange rate, often abbreviated as “forex” or “F.X.,” is a fundamental concept in international finance and trade. It plays a pivotal role in the global economy and impacts individuals, ...

Many economists argue that a flexible exchange rate regime is preferable to a fixed exchange rate regime because it helps to insulate the domestic economy from adverse external shocks. For example, ...

The MAN DG added that the regime would engender competitiveness of Nigeria’s export and lead to improved market efficiency for effective foreign exchange access and rise in capital flows. Its Director ...

Argentina will have a floating exchange rate “pretty soon” as its current trading band widens, according to President Javier Milei’s deregulation czar. “The bands are opening up as we move along, ...

Although the authorities say the foreign exchange rate is now fully market-determined, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described the system as “incomplete”.